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French physicist (1859–1906) best known for his pioneering investigation of radioactivity, who shared the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics with his wife, Marie Curie. ALS in French, signed “P. Curie,” two pages, 8.25 x 10.5, Ecole Municipale de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles [Municipal School of Industrial Physics and Chemistry] letterhead, December 9, 1890. Untranslated handwritten letter to a colleague, in which Curie asserts that he has a relationship with M. Mirand, the Parisian microscope maker. He discusses the difficulty involved in constructing microscopes, noting that mastering their manufacture would require exclusive attention to the process. In fine condition, with some light toning, and tiny pin holes along the left edges. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. An early letter from the pioneering scientist, written while he was already a respected faculty member at ESPCI Paris, where he would remain until earning his doctorate in 1895 before being appointed Professor of Physics at the Sorbonne. It was at the Sorbonne that Curie met his future wife, Marie Skłodowska, and together—thirteen years after this letter was written—they became the first married couple to win a Nobel Prize for their groundbreaking work on radioactivity.
From the personal collection of a lifelong collector, teacher, and traveler with a passion for world history. His collecting years ranged from the 1970s to the present day, meaning that several of the premier pieces have not been on the market in decades.
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